They demolished<n id="1" /> the sacred pillar of Baal and<n id="2" /> the temple of Baal; it is used as<n id="3" /> a latrine<n id="4" /> to this very day.

The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

He tore down the quarters<n id="1" /> of the male cultic prostitutes in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, where women were weaving shrines<n id="2" /> for Asherah.p>

All the people of the land went and demolished<n id="1" /> the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols<n id="2" /> to bits.<n id="3" /> They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest<n id="4" /> then placed guards at the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

The king tore down the altars the kings of Judah had set up on the roof of Ahaz&#8217;s upper room, as well as the altars Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple. He crushed them up<n id="1" /> and threw the dust in the Kidron Valley.

<p class="bodytext">He also tore down the altar in Bethel<n id="1" /> at the high place made by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin.<n id="2" /> He burned all the combustible items at that high place and crushed them to dust; including the Asherah pole.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">He brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and ruined<n id="1" /> the high places where the priests had offered sacrifices, from Geba to Beer Sheba.<n id="2" /> He tore down the high place of the goat idols<n id="3" /> situated at the entrance of the gate of Joshua, the city official, on the left side of the city gate.